diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b25bfa11a..d619273eb 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,15 +3,24 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <groupId>org.springframework.samples</groupId>
   <artifactId>spring-petclinic</artifactId>
-  <version>3.1.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.1.4-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
+  <distributionManagement>
+    <snapshotRepository>
+      <id>nexus-snapshots</id>
+      <url>http://localhost:8080/repository/maven-snapshots/</url>
+    </snapshotRepository>
+    <repository>
+      <id>nexus-releases</id>
+      <url>http://localhost:8080/repository/maven-releases/</url>
+    </repository>
+  </distributionManagement>
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
     <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
     <version>3.1.3</version>
   </parent>
   <name>petclinic</name>
-
   <properties>
 
     <!-- Generic properties -->
@@ -19,7 +28,7 @@
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
     <!-- Important for reproducible builds. Update using e.g. ./mvnw versions:set -DnewVersion=... -->
-    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-10-12T10:26:59Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
+    <project.build.outputTimestamp>2023-10-27T10:26:47Z</project.build.outputTimestamp>
 
     <!-- Web dependencies -->
     <webjars-bootstrap.version>5.2.3</webjars-bootstrap.version>
@@ -30,7 +39,7 @@
     <libsass.version>0.2.29</libsass.version>
     <lifecycle-mapping>1.0.0</lifecycle-mapping>
     <maven-checkstyle.version>3.2.2</maven-checkstyle.version>
-    <nohttp-checkstyle.version>0.0.11</nohttp-checkstyle.version>
+    <!-- <nohttp-checkstyle.version>0.0.11</nohttp-checkstyle.version> -->
     <spring-format.version>0.0.39</spring-format.version>
 
   </properties>
@@ -154,6 +163,19 @@
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.8.1</version>
+        <executions>
+            <execution>
+              <id>default-deploy</id>
+              <phase>deploy</phase>
+              <goals>
+                  <goal>deploy</goal>
+              </goals>
+            </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -197,14 +219,14 @@
             <artifactId>checkstyle</artifactId>
             <version>${checkstyle.version}</version>
           </dependency>
-          <dependency>
+          <!-- <dependency>
             <groupId>io.spring.nohttp</groupId>
             <artifactId>nohttp-checkstyle</artifactId>
             <version>${nohttp-checkstyle.version}</version>
-          </dependency>
+          </dependency> -->
         </dependencies>
         <executions>
-          <execution>
+          <!-- <execution>
             <id>nohttp-checkstyle-validation</id>
             <phase>validate</phase>
             <configuration>
@@ -217,7 +239,7 @@
             <goals>
               <goal>check</goal>
             </goals>
-          </execution>
+          </execution> -->
         </executions>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
@@ -353,7 +375,6 @@
               </execution>
             </executions>
           </plugin>
-
           <plugin>
             <groupId>com.gitlab.haynes</groupId>
             <artifactId>libsass-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -444,10 +465,9 @@
     </profile>
   </profiles>
   <scm>
-      <connection>scm:git:https://github.com/surtexx/spring-petclinic.git</connection>
-      <developerConnection>scm:git:https://github.com/surtexx/spring-petclinic.git</developerConnection>
-      <tag>HEAD</tag>
-      <url>https://github.com/surtexx/spring-petclinic</url>
+      <connection>scm:git:file://localhost:8080/repository/maven-snapshots</connection>
+      <developerConnection>scm:git:file://localhost:8080/repository/maven-snapshots</developerConnection>
+      <url>http://localhost:8080/repository/maven-snapshots</url>
   </scm>
 
 </project>
diff --git a/release.properties b/release.properties
index c87056aee..62e3c8bf1 100644
--- a/release.properties
+++ b/release.properties
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 #release configuration
-#Thu Oct 12 13:25:10 EEST 2023
+#Fri Oct 27 13:31:01 EEST 2023
 completedPhase=check-poms
+exec.activateProfiles=nexus
 exec.pomFileName=pom.xml
 exec.snapshotReleasePluginAllowed=false
 pinExternals=false
 preparationGoals=clean verify
-project.scm.org.springframework.samples\:spring-petclinic.connection=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/surtexx/spring-petclinic.git
-project.scm.org.springframework.samples\:spring-petclinic.developerConnection=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/surtexx/spring-petclinic.git
+project.scm.org.springframework.samples\:spring-petclinic.connection=scm\:git\:http\://localhost\:8080/repository/maven-snapshots
+project.scm.org.springframework.samples\:spring-petclinic.developerConnection=scm\:git\:http\://localhost\:8080/repository/maven-snapshots
 project.scm.org.springframework.samples\:spring-petclinic.tag=HEAD
-project.scm.org.springframework.samples\:spring-petclinic.url=https\://github.com/surtexx/spring-petclinic
+project.scm.org.springframework.samples\:spring-petclinic.url=http\://localhost\:8080/repository/maven-snapshots
 projectVersionPolicyConfig=<projectVersionPolicyConfig>${projectVersionPolicyConfig}</projectVersionPolicyConfig>\n
 projectVersionPolicyId=default
 pushChanges=true
@@ -20,4 +21,4 @@ scm.developmentCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare for next development iteration
 scm.releaseCommitComment=@{prefix} prepare release @{releaseLabel}
 scm.rollbackCommitComment=@{prefix} rollback the release of @{releaseLabel}
 scm.tagNameFormat=@{project.artifactId}-@{project.version}
-scm.url=scm\:git\:https\://github.com/surtexx/spring-petclinic.git
+scm.url=scm\:git\:http\://localhost\:8080/repository/maven-snapshots